[need help with devon magic square puzzle]

On 1/6/2019 at 9:40 PM, The Swerp said:

I've been doing this for hours and every time I get to the last two columns, I can't finish it because two numbers just won't cooperate

even with the help of the videos, it's just not working

someone please help me

 

Game.rar

If you haven't solved it yet, here's the solution.

Spoiler

The start of the instructions begins with the numerical imagery of what you've posted. Everything after the "START" grid are the instructions to solve the puzzle in addition to what your numbers should look like after each step is completed.

 

START
438 672
951 139
276 854

 

STEP 1

Right Console: Move Column 1 Down
438 872
951 639
276 154

 

STEP 2

Right Console: Move Column 3 Down
438 874
951 632
276 159

 

STEP 3

Middle Console: Move Row 3 Right
438 874
951 632
927 615

 

STEP 4

Right Console: Move Column 1 Up
438 674
951 632
927 815

 

STEP 5

Middle Console: Move Row 3 Left (Repeat 1 Additional Time)
438 674
951 632
781 592

 

STEP 6

Right Console: Move Column 3 Up
438 672
951 632
781 594

 

STEP 7

Middle Console: Move Row 3 Right
438 672
951 632
478 159

 

STEP 8

Right Console: Move Column 2 Up
438 632
951 662
478 179

 

STEP 9

Middle Console: Move Row 3 Left
438 632
951 652
781 794

 

STEP 10

Right Console: Move Column 2 Up
438 652
951 692
781 734

 

STEP 11

Middle Console: Move Row 3 Right
438 652
951 692
478 173

 

STEP 12

Right Console: Move Column 2 Down
438 672
951 652
478 193

 

STEP 13

Right Console: Move Column 1 Up
438 672
951 152
478 693

 

STEP 14

Right Console: Move Column 3 Up
438 672
951 153
478 692

 

STEP 15

Middle Console: Move Row 3 Right
438 672
951 153
247 869

 

STEP 16

Right Console: Move Column 3 Down
438 679
951 152
247 863

 

STEP 17

Middle Console: Move Row 3 Left
438 679
951 152
478 632

 

STEP 18

Right Console: Move Column 3 Down
438 672
951 159
478 632

 

STEP 19

Middle Console: Move Row 3 Right (Repeat 1 Additional Time)
438 672
951 159
324 786

 

STEP 20

Right Console: Move Column 3 Up
438 679
951 156
324 782

 

STEP 21

Middle Console: Move Row 3 Right
438 679
951 156
232 478

 

STEP 22

Right Console: Move Column 3 Down
438 678
951 159
232 476

 

STEP 23

Middle Console: Move Row 3 Left
438 678
951 159
324 762

 

STEP 24

Right Console: Move Column 3 Up
438 679
951 152
324 768

 

STEP 25

Middle Console: Move Row 3 Left (Repeat 1 Additional Time)
438 679
951 152
476 832

 

STEP 26

Right Console: Move Column 3 Up
438 672
951 152
476 839

 

STEP 27

Middle Console: Move Row 3, Left
438 672
951 152
768 394

 

STEP 28

Right Console: Move Column 3 Down
438 674
951 152
768 392

 

STEP 29

Middle Console: Move Row 3 Right
438 674
951 152
276 839

 

STEP 30 (FINAL STEP)

Right Console: Column 3 Up
438 672
951 159
276 834

To do it without the help of YouTube or the above spoiler, just write out all the three number combinations that add up to 15 that have unique numbers in them (Example: 9+3+1, 5+7+3, etc.). Then rearrange the equations in a 3x3 grid so that all directions (horizontal, vertical, diagonal) add up to 15. To keep things simple, the middle space is always going to be 5 because its the number with the most unique combinations. For the second grid, just inverse the reflection of the first one (i.e. Top right corner of Grid A becomes bottom left corner of Grid B). Once you have what you want the solution to look like, its all a matter of Rubik's Cube logic, except that you're only solving 2 sides on a 2-D plane. ^_^

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